After Sunday morning breakfast, we took a leisurely stroll through Stuart’s Market on Main Street. Did you ever walk into a grocery store to pick up a loaf of bread, only to come back with a buggy load of groceries? Well, that is practically what happened when I went to the Market on Main Street for a simple vine ripe tomato. Call me impulsive but the Market on Main Street offers the finest locally made foods, crafts, arts, handcrafted soaps, colorful flowers, fresh baked bread & pastries, local honey, entertainment, and a bounty of fresh produce you purchase directly from the farmer. There is something about a fresh vine ripe tomato slapped between two pieces of bread coated with mayo, and sprinkled with salt & pepper that I just can’t resist.

Market Vendors

There are vendors that sell products of all kinds. Come by and shop around. Each Sunday, you can stock up on tropical clothing, mixed birdseed from The Native Bird, homemade dog treats from Dog Days Homemade Barkery, tea blends from Nova Tea Company, all-natural soaps & candles from Ash & Earth, crisp & tasty pickles from Poppy’s Pickles and more.

Ash & Earth

Ash & Earth is committed to creating all-natural products made with only the most simple and pure ingredients. Their product line includes candles, soaps, bath bombs, lip balms, and more.
They design and create each product with your health and the planet at the top of the list.

The Garden Goddess

Garden Goddess is a small, locally-owned thriving business that provides garden design, education, and plant sourcing that’s beneficial to our area and environment. The pieces created are grown locally and many of the pots are either made, purchased at thrift stores, or recycled!  They specialize in succulents and cactus and offer a wide range of indoor and outdoor options for any plant person. The Garden Goddess (Alisia Kifer) has been in Florida now for almost 7 years educating and working in the botanical world.  Her passion for plants started with grandma’s farm at a young age that led her to get a degree in Biology.  Currently, she helps run Heathcote Botanical Gardens as their Lead Horticulturist in Ft. Pierce. 

Sea Grass Hats

These Sea grass hats will give you years of pleasure if you enjoy outdoor markets and festivals throughout the year. The material breathes so your head stays cool while the hat protects your head from the sun.

Dogs Day Homemade Barkery

Frustrated with trying to find treats to please her four dogs, Amy Gullikson began baking her own treats, testing recipes until she found the perfect one to satisfy all of her beloved pets.  Once she knew her dogs loved the treats, she began to give them to friends and family.  Soon, there was a demand for her product and Dog Days Homemade Barkery was created.  With the help of her family, much love and laughter are infused into each dog treat. We bought the Chicken Strips and Charlie loves them.

Seaside Paws

As long as you are picking up dog treats you might as well pick up a new homemade custom dog collar as well. Gena from Seaside Paws showed us leashes and harnesses for our four-legged friend. Every collar is hand-made with the most durable materials such as heavy-duty nylon webbing, stainless steel welded D rings, and contoured side release buckles.

The Native Bird

Fairly new to the Stuart Green Market is the Native Bird. They specialize in hand-mixed wild bird seed blends that will help make your backyard birding dreams come true! The Native Bird is a boutique wild bird seed supply company. All of their mixes contain only edible seeds, no fillers like wheat, oat, or milo here! They offer a variety of blends to attract specific birds, depending on what you’re hoping to attract to your yard. Some blends contain seeds with shells such as black oil sunflower seeds (a favorite to all kinds of birds) and some are ‘less mess’ blends that contain minimal shells, thus leaving little mess under your feeder! They also customize any blend you like, if you don’t see the combination of seeds that you’re looking for. 

The Nova Tea Company

The Nova Tea Company offers some of the finest teas and tea blends available. Once you experience the aromas and flavors I think you will also agree.

Poppi’s Pickles

Poppi’s Pickles (aka Doug Webber) has been a regular vendor at the market since 2015. He has a wide variety of pickles, Pickled garlic with turmeric, pickled asparagus, beets, carrots, pickled jalapeño, blackberry jalapeno jelly, blueberry/ jalapeno Jelly, Sweet pepper jelly in several heats. Remember, life is better with pickles.

Granny Gail’s Goodies

Granny Gail was feeling a bit under the weather when I visited but sent Pop to sell her delicious bread and cakes. I bought the Blueberry Lemon Bread which is a customer favorite I learned.  Granny Gail has many years of baking experience. She enjoys creating goodies and everything is made fresh. Granny Gail’s Goodies offers homemade fruit breads and muffins, vegan, gluten-free & sugar-free breads and everything is scrumptious.

Kids Market

Visit the kid’s market on the last Sunday of each month. The kids market was launched to foster entrepreneurship and teach kids social skills, responsibility, and real-world experience as business owners. Enjoy fresh-squeezed lemonade, creative art, fresh eggs and produce, customized dog tags, resin art and accessories, handcrafted candles, homemade skin care, and more! Come out and support the Kiddos!

Live Music

They have live music in the Market from 9 am – 1 pm. and feature some of the best artists in town.

The Market on Main Street is free to the public and located downtown right on the water so you get those nice tropical breezes blowing through the nearby palm trees as you shop. So, come out for a stroll next Sunday morning. The Market on Main Street is open year-round every Sunday 9 am-1pm. 

Lunch at the Market or in Downtown Stuart

You can grab some lunch here at the Market on Main Street from several vendors like Tony’s Gyros. The gyros at Tony’s are absolutely delicious. Many say they are the best they have ever had.

Or, if you don’t want the downtown Stuart fun to end when the market closes at 1 p.m. take a walk downtown to enjoy a delicious lunch at any of downtown Stuart’s eateries.

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Rockin’ Riverwalk

Once you get your fill of delectable Stuart food, make your way to the waterfront for Rock’n Riverwalk. This free, open-air concert occurs every Sunday from 1 – 4 p.m. and features the very best in local talent.

It’s pretty easy to get a parking spot especially if you arrive early. There are many other free parking lots where you can take a free trolley to get you to the market, lunch, or shopping in Downtown Stuart. 

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